apr 12, 1633 - Galileo is interrogated for the first time and imprisoned in the Vatican for three weeks.
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He is interrogated three more times and is charged with heresy. He is forced to confess to his errors, renounce the Copernican system, and accept the church's judgement. He is sentenced to be imprisoned for a "period determinable at our pleasure."
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